It's Good to Be Alive

Overview

This movie details the struggles of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella to adapt to life in a wheelchair following his crippling automobile accident in 1959. Cinematographer Ted Voigtlander was Emmy-nominated.

Cast

Paul Winfield

Roy Campanella

Louis Gossett Jr.

Sam Brockington

Ruby Dee

Ruth Campanella

Ramon Bieri

Walter O'Malley

Ketty Lester

Roy Campanella's Mother

Julian Burton

Dr. Rusk

Lloyd Gough

Surgeon

Eric Scott Woods

Roy Campanella as a Boy

Joe De Santis

Roy Campanella's Father

Len Lesser

Man at Accident